By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State junior forward Jared Vitztum earned All-MIAA Third Team honors for the 2019-20 season, released by the conference office on Tuesday (Mar. 3). MIAA coaches select the team, with Vitztum among the top 15 players honored.
Vitztum led the Tigers in scoring and rebounding in 2019-20. He averaged 14.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. He was fourth in the MIAA in rebounds per game, while ranking 13th in scoring. He was also among the top ten in the conference for free-throw percentage at .795. Vitztum scored in double figures 22 times during the season with 25 points as his season and career high against Northeastern State in Hays. He was also very efficient beyond the 3-point line, hitting 51.1 percent of his attempts (47-of-92), and led the team in field goal percentage at .573. He also had four double-doubles this season in points and rebounds.
This is the first all-conference honor for Vitztum in his time at FHSU. He now has 720 points and 429 rebounds in his career as a Tiger.
Below is the 2019-20 All-MIAA Men’s Basketball Team
2020 All-MIAA Postseason Awards
Player of the Year – Trevor Hudgins – Northwest Missouri, Sophomore
Defensive Player of the Year – Ryan Hawkins – Northwest Missouri, Junior
Freshman of the Year – Will Eames – Missouri Western
Coach of the Year – Ben McCollum – Northwest Missouri
First-Team
Cam Martin – Missouri Southern, Junior
Tyrell Carroll – Missouri Western, Sophomore
Ryan Hawkins – Northwest Missouri, Junior
Trevor Hudgins – Northwest Missouri, Sophomore
Tyler Geiman – Washburn, Junior
Second-Team
Kinzer Lambert – Missouri Southern, Senior
Morgan Soucie – Nebraska Kearney, Senior
Caleb Smith – Northeastern State, Senior
Kendrick Thompson – Northeastern State, Senior
Marques Sumner – Rogers State, Senior
Third-Team
Jared Vitztum – Fort Hays State, Junior
Elyjah Clark – Missouri Southern, Senior
Marshawn Blackmon – Newman, Senior
Diego Bernard – Northwest Missouri, Sophomore
Tavian Davis – Rogers State, Senior
Honorable Mention
Central Oklahoma – Cam Givens – Sophomore
Emporia State – Brenden Van Dyke – Junior
Lincoln – Jonell Burton – Senior
Missouri Western – Will Eames – Freshman, Tyus Millhollin – Senior
Nebraska Kearney – AJ Jackson – Senior, Kyle Juhl – Senior
Northwest Missouri – Ryan Welty – Senior
Pittsburg State – AJ Walker – Senior
Rogers State – Chris Miller – Senior, Brewster Peacock – Junior
Washburn – Jonny Clausing – Sophomore
2020 MIAA All-Defensive Team
Braelon Walker – Missouri Southern Senior
Josh Ihek – Northeastern State, Senior
Diego Bernard – Northwest Missouri, Sophomore
Ryan Hawkins – Northwest Missouri, Junior
Tavian Davis – Rogers State – Senior